List of my Negroes in Kent taken August 1787 [by Benjamin Chew]

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List of my Negroes in Kent taken August 1787 [by Benjamin Chew]
Description
List of Benjamin Chew's enslaved people, including their ages as well as some mothers and notes of where they've been hired out to. It is broken up in four sections: [untitled, but assumedly "Men", all of whom are likely at Whitehall] Lemon, Copper [Cooper?], James, Ben, Sharper, Cato, Abby, Enos, Dick, Jacob, Davy. Boys: Little James, Aaron, Bill, Yarm, David. Women: Sylvia, Salk[?], Rachel, Lucy, Priscilla, Rachel, Han, Sarah, Peg, Latitia. Girls: Jane, Sal, Sukey, Peg, Little Lucy, Berk, Ruth, Het, Judith.
Identifier
6097-8
Type
text
Creator
Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810
Date Created
1787
Format
manuscript
Is Part Of
Chew family papers (2050) | Box 775 | Folder 1
Spatial Coverage
Whitehall (De.)
Subject
Slavery--United States--History |Chew family
Extent
1 page
Language
eng
Rights
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Item sets
Chew Family Papers

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